8A — January 31 - February 13, 2020 — Economic Development — M id A tlantic Real Estate Journal
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Bedford County Development Association Warehouse distribution & manufacturing companies find doing business is better in Bedford W hen asked what the secret to success in Bedford County
Adjacent to and within two miles or less to three inter- states (I-70/76 and I-99) Bed- ford County Business Park I & II sites offer prime access to the Mid-Atlantic Region. DC/Baltimore – 140 miles; Philadelphia – 200 miles; NYC - 270 miles; Pittsburgh – 100 miles. Equally attractive is the availability of a skilled and dependable workforce. With 11,400 laborers labeled as “out-commuters” – people who leave the county for jobs – new and expanding employ- ers enjoy a loyal labor force eager to secure employment
closer to home. Bedford County, PA is the home to an 850,000 s/f Walmart Food Distribution Center and REI’s 525,000 s/f East Coast Distribution Cen- ter. Suppliers are beginning to take note: TramBar/Kate’s Real Food, purchased Lot 19 in Bedford County Business Park I in 2019. The proximity to the REI Distribution Warehouse and major markets made sense for the health food manu- facturing and distribution company. A strong manufac- turing base is thriving in the 15522 zip code. Over the past two years: CaptiveAire invested $11 million to double its Bedford County plant size, Bedford born and based Creative Pultrusions acquired the former Oklahoma based com- pany Tower Tech and brought those operations home, Lam- pire Biological Labs expanded both the Bedford based lab and "pharm" campus. Green Leaf Medical, a medical can- nabis grower/processor op- eration, made the decision to call Bedford County PA home and purchased a 274,000 s/f vacant industrial building, investing $15 million in phase one of their Bedford facility. Phase two kicks off in Bedford County this year. Corle Build- ing Systems, BC Stone, MEC, JLG, Mission Critical Solu- tions and others in the region have also invested in Bedford County and are experiencing ongoing growth. The Bedford County Devel- opment Association (BCDA) welcomes new and expand- ing businesses with a robust inventory of competitively priced pad ready sites, a total of approximately 122 acres over 10 lots. Lots as small as 4 acres and as large as 82 acres are pre permitted and designed to accommodate facilities as large as 780,000 s/f and as small as 12,000 s/f. BCDA looks forward to breaking ground on the next Spec building in the Business Park this year. Currently in the design phase, they specu- late this particular structure could be as small as 22,000 s/f or as large as 100,000 s/f The Bedford County De- velopment Association is the first stop for any business person considering expand- ing or locating in Bedford County.
Pennsylva- nia is, Bed- ford County D e v e l o p - me n t A s - soc iat ion’ s Bette Slay- ton tells us - “It is simple. Our sites are
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strategically located and truly pad ready. The pre- permitting work we‘ve done saves time and money. Ad- ditionally our sites are desig- nated as KOZ sites, meaning
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no property taxes through 12-31-25. Our 80 acre tract, adjacent to REI’s distribution
center, is ready to go. This tract can accommodate up to a 780,000 s/f building.”
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